Paweł Kapusta, Grażyna Szarek-Łukaszewska
Effects of metal contamination on soil biota activity were investigated at 43 sites in 5 different habitats defined by substratum and vegetation type in a post-mining area. Sites were characterised in terms of soil pH and texture, nutrient status, total and exchangeable metal concentrations, as well as plant species richness and cover, abundances of enchytraeids, nematodes and tardigrades, and microbial respiration and biomass. The concentrations of total trace metals were highest in soils developed on mining waste, but these habitats were more attractive than sandy sites for plants and soil biota because of their higher content of organic matter, clay and nutrients. Soil mesofauna and microbes were strongly dependent on natural habitat properties. Pollution negatively affected only enchytraeid density; due to a positive relationship between enchytraeids and microbes, it indirectly reduced microbial activity.
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